David Womersley |
Born: |
29 January 1957 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. |
| Academic and Professional Details |
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| Education | |
1968-75 |
Strode's School, Egham, Surrey |
1976-79 |
Undergraduate, Trinity College, Cambridge |
1979-81 |
Graduate, Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Academic Qualifications | |
1979 |
B.A. (Cantab.), First Class Honours |
1983 |
Ph.D. (Cantab.) |
| Awards and Distinctions | |
1978 |
Keasbey Bursary (Trinity College) |
1979 |
Hooper Prize (Trinity College) Keasbey Bursary (Trinity College) Senior Scholarship (Trinity College) Research Scholarship (Trinity College) Ver Heyden de Lancey Prize |
1981 |
Members' English Prize (Cambridge University) |
1982 |
Allen Scholarship (Cambridge University) Members' English Prize (Cambridge University) |
1997 |
F.R.Hist.S. |
2003 |
Fellow of the English Association |
2004 |
Warton Lecturer, British Academy |
| Non-Academic Distinctions Freeman of the City of London Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Coopers Governor, Dragon School, Oxford, 1998- Governor, Harrow School, 2001- |
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| Appointments | |
1981-83 |
Drapers' Company Research Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge |
1983-84 |
Lecturer in English, Leeds University |
1984-2002 |
Official Fellow and Tutor in English Literature, Jesus College, Oxford |
2002- |
Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford, and Professorial Fellow of St. Catherine's College, Oxford |
| Positions of Responsibility and Administration | |
1995-99 |
Director, CTI for Textual Studies |
1996- |
Editor, The Review of English Studies |
1996-2005 |
Reviews Editor, The Review of English Studies |
1999-2001 |
Senior Tutor, Jesus College, Oxford |
2001-2 |
Senior Proctor, Oxford University |
2001-5 |
Voltaire Foundation Fund Committee |
2001- |
General Editor, CUP Edition of the Works of Jonathan Swift |
2002- |
Elected Member, Council of the University, Oxford University |
2002- |
Visitatorial Board, Oxford University |
2002-5 |
Humanities Divisional Board, Oxford University |
2002- |
English Faculty Board, Oxford University |
2003-5 |
Chairman, English Faculty Board, Oxford University |
2005- |
Selection panel, Frank Knox Fellowships, Harvard University |